Biography

"It is not only strong, but perhaps one of the strongest albums of 2022." (Vinyl-keks.eu) "Those who are fond of PJ Harvey, Torres and Sophia Kennedy should definitely listen to "Time spent swimming" before the list of favourite records is put up in 2022." Kulturnews, DE Time Spent Swimming shoots into the stratosphere - Exclaim! CAN Top albums of 2022 – Time Spent Swimming by Selina Martin - the Globe and Mail CAN "If experimental female musicians like Björk or St. Vincent have anything like a Canadian cousin in spirit, it might be Selina Martin." (Piranha/Start) DE “Musically and lyrically this album offers so much.. Time Spent Swimming is fascinating. It is hard to categorize, and this is a compliment.” - Spill Magazine Toronto CAN "five-stars ... I found time between gigs to write this review because the record is so good” – West End Phoenix, CAN "Thrilling" - Actua News, FR Meticulous, curious and ambitious, Selina Martin’s music consistently defies convention. Time Spent Swimming - the 5th full-length release for this France-based Canadian songwriter - fuses organic instrumentation, samples, field recordings, physical synths as well as plug-ins plus vocal improvisation in a buoyant expansion of genres that could be described as electro-post-rock, or singer-songwriter art-pop. It doesn’t sound like anything you’ve heard before, yet there are earworms in almost every song.